Lie Down in Darkness: A NovelBobbs-Merrill, 1951 - 400 pages |
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Page 114
... what's right and what's wrong . We'd go to chapel every Sunday , no matter where we were . And when we sang hymns I'd watch him out of the corner of my eye - the way he sang so loudly in a lovely proud baritone and his mustache flicking ...
... what's right and what's wrong . We'd go to chapel every Sunday , no matter where we were . And when we sang hymns I'd watch him out of the corner of my eye - the way he sang so loudly in a lovely proud baritone and his mustache flicking ...
Page 303
... What's wrong ? " A look of sorrow had come to her eyes ; she put her hands over them , just for an instant , a curious , sweet gesture , thought the doctor , full of infinite distress , as if she were trying to wipe something away . " ...
... What's wrong ? " A look of sorrow had come to her eyes ; she put her hands over them , just for an instant , a curious , sweet gesture , thought the doctor , full of infinite distress , as if she were trying to wipe something away . " ...
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... What's not proper ? " I said . " What ? " he said ; his skin seemed to get paler and paler in the sunlight . " What's not proper ? " I said . " My dear girl , " he said , “ such a feckless wander- ing mind you must have . I didn't say ...
... What's not proper ? " I said . " What ? " he said ; his skin seemed to get paler and paler in the sunlight . " What's not proper ? " I said . " My dear girl , " he said , “ such a feckless wander- ing mind you must have . I didn't say ...
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